1965-66 Northwestern Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1965-66 Northwestern Wildcats went 12-12 (7-7 in the Big Ten) under head coach Larry Glass. Simple Rating System: 0.99.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1965-12-04vs Ohio BobcatsW 62–60McGaw Memorial Hall
1965-12-06at Colorado BuffaloesL 55–70Balch Fieldhouse
1965-12-11at Kentucky WildcatsL 75–86Memorial Coliseum
1965-12-18vs Tulane Green WaveW 61–48McGaw Memorial Hall
1965-12-20neutral Missouri TigersW 67–60
1965-12-21neutral Texas LonghornsW 73–71
1965-12-23vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 58–59McGaw Memorial Hall
1965-12-27at USC TrojansL 63–75L.A. Sports Arena
1965-12-28neutral Syracuse OrangeL 75–105
1965-12-30neutral LSU TigersW 98–86
1966-01-08vs Purdue BoilermakersW 111–97McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-01-10at Iowa HawkeyesL 58–70Iowa Field House
1966-01-15vs Michigan WolverinesL 86–93McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-01-22at Ohio State BuckeyesL 73–79St. John Arena
1966-01-29vs Michigan State SpartansL 68–77McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-02-01at Minnesota Golden GophersL 76–86Williams Arena
1966-02-07at Illinois Fighting IlliniW 80–77Assembly Hall
1966-02-12vs Iowa HawkeyesW 81–73McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-02-19at Indiana HoosiersW 83–82New Field House
1966-02-21vs Wisconsin BadgersW 76–65McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-02-26vs Ohio State BuckeyesW 78–77McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-02-28at Wisconsin BadgersL 62–90Wisconsin Field House
1966-03-05at Michigan WolverinesL 92–105Yost Field House
1966-03-07vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 84–76McGaw Memorial Hall

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